Season 18: A TIME FOR LIFE
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2010 ACDA PERFORMANCES
Conspirare travels to Pennsylvania in February to perform at the American Choral Directors Association’s Eastern Division Conference.
WORKS TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING COMPOSERS * Max Reger*/*Einojuhani Rautavaara*/* Samuel Barber*/* Tarik O’Regan*/* Joan Szymko*/* Robert Schumann*/* Vaclovas Augustinas*/* Jon Nordal*/* arrangements by Kirby Shaw, Leonard de Paur, Moses Hogan*
Wed., Feb. 10, 8:00PM, Concert, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Buy tickets online through the Zoellner Arts Center ($18 with student discounts available).
Thu., Feb. 11, 8:00PM, Concert, ACDA Eastern Conference, Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA. Open to ACDA conference attendees only. ACDA.org.
Fri., Feb. 12, 8:00PM , Concert, Column Classics Fine Arts Series, First Presbyterian Church, West Chester, PA. Open to the general public. Free with an offering received.
RUSH HOUR BIG SING FREE!
New this season is Conspirare’s “Rush Hour Big Sing” – a free community event where the audience is the choir! Craig Hella Johnson will lead the gathering in vocal exercises and simple songs, and Conspirare Symphonic Choir members will be among the audience to provide musical support and encouragement. If you’ve ever wished you could sing under the direction of a world-renowned conductor, this is your opportunity – and your friends’ and coworkers’. NO TICKET OR RSVP NEEDED – See you there!
Thu., Mar. 25, 5:30PM, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
CONCERT SERIES 4: THE MYSTIC & THE STORYTELLER: BOTH SIDES NOW
From a mystical, stunningly beautiful requiem to a contemporary setting of a children’s fable, Conspirare explores life’s mysteries in music. Featuring David Lang’s beguiling Little Match Girl Passion, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in music.
WORKS * J.S. BACH, “O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden” from St. Matthew Passion */ *TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA, Requiem */* DAVID LANG, Little Match Girl Passion */* GIACOMO CARISSIMI, “Plorate filii Israel” from Jephte*
Mon., Apr. 26, 6:00PM, Choral Conversation concert preview (for Concert Series 4) at Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr., Austin TX 78731. Free but reservations required: Call (512) 476-5775. Choral Conversation on April 26th CANCELLED
Thu., May 6, 7:30PM, Concert, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 306 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Fri., May 7, 8:00PM, Concert, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
Sat., May 8, 8:00PM , Concert, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
Sun., May 9, 2:30PM, Concert, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
CONCERT SERIES 5: DYNAMIC CONVERGENCE
The Conspirare Symphonic Choir is joined by world-renowned organists Judith and Gerre Hancock in the beloved Duruflé Requiem and a powerful, dramatic work by brilliant Scottish composer James MacMillan.
WORKS * MAURICE DURUFLÉ, Requiem */* JAMES MACMILLAN, Cantos Sagrados (Sacred Songs) */* JOHANNES BRAHMS, Lass Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren (Geistliches Lied)*
Sat., Jun. 5, 8:00PM, Concert, University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St., Austin, TX 78705. Pre-concert talk by Margaret Perry (Austin Lyric Opera) at 7pm (included in ticket price).
Sun., Jun. 6, 4:30PM, Concert, Corpus Christi Cathedral, 505 N. Upper Broadway St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tickets through Victoria Bach Festival: (361)570-5788.
CONCERT SERIES 6: RETURN TO THE ORACLE: A SHINING MASTERPIECE
Conspirare is joined by a period-instrument orchestra from the Victoria Bach Festival in a performance of J.S. BACH’S iconic Mass in B Minor, featuring soloists from the ensemble.
Sat.,Jun. 12, 7:30PM, Concert, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 4102 N. Ben Jordan St., Victoria, TX. Tickets through Victoria Bach Festival: (361)570-5788.
Sun., Jun. 13, 7:00PM, Concert, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Dell Hall , Austin TX. Pre-concert talk by Margaret Perry (Austin Lyric Opera) at 6pm (included in ticket price). Tickets: phone (512)474-5664 or buy online.
CONSPIRARE YOUTH CHOIRS
INVITATION TO THE VOYAGE
The words of French poet Charles Baudelaire and the music of Romantic composer Henri Duparc meet in the beloved French art song “L’invitation au Voyage,” the inspiration and framework for this unique spring concert. Also featuring music by David Childs, Imant Raminsh, and Eleanor Daley.
Fri., May 14, 7:00PM , Concert, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
Sat., May 15, 7:00PM, Concert, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St., Austin, TX 78701
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